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Haflingers: All-Around Family Pony In A Pretty Package
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Breed standards set by the
World Haflinger Federation
dicate that the ponies can be
a chestnut color in all shades
from light to dark with light
colored manes and tails.
Although they are fairly
new arrivals to the U.S. (the
In the pictures above and at right are a few of the 10 foai jorn on the
farm this year. “The foals can be born one color but that changes a lot,”
said Aliebach.
first Haflinger was imported
in 1958), the American Haf
linger Registry (AHR) repre
sents more than 1,900 North
American Haflinger owners
and more than 14,000 Haf
lingers.
The organization was
formed in 1998.
Breed History
According to information
from www.haflingerhor
ses.com, the breed originates
from the Southern Tyrolean
Mountains of present day
Austria and northern Italy.
The Haflinger is named for
the Tyrolean village of Ha
iling.
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Since the villages and
farms in the Tyrol were ac
cessible only by narrow
paths, the ponies were agile
and surefooted ponies. Art
work from the region from
the early 1800 s depict a
small chestnut pony with
packs and riders traversing
steep mountain trails.
The first official documen-
tation of the present day
Haflinger was in 1874 when
the foundation stallion “249
Folie” was born of the half-
Arab stallion crossebred with
a native Tyrolean mare.
During World War 11,
according to the website,
pack horses were needed by
the military
and a short
er draftier
Haflinger fit
the bill.
Postwar, the
height and
refinement
of the breed
has re-
tumed.
The modem Haflinger is
found all over the world, ac
tive in such varied uses as
draft work, packing, light
harness and combined driv
ing, western and trail riding,
endurance riding, dressage
and jumping, vaulting and
therapeutic riding programs.
The breed was first im-
ported to the U.S. for pulling
contests.
All-Around Family Pony
Since 1996 Wayne “Red”
Deibler, owner, and Gerald
Allebach, farm manager,
have operated Spring View
Farm, a Haflinger operation.
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